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Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach first quarter-final since 1954
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Switzerland squad
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1 Gregor KOBEL Goalkeeper
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4 Nico ELVEDI Defender
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5 Manuel AKANJI Defender
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6 Denis ZAKARIA Midfielder
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7 Breel EMBOLO Forward
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8 Remo FREULER Midfielder
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10 Granit XHAKA C Midfielder
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11 Dan NDOYE Forward
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13 Ricardo RODRIGUEZ Defender
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14 Ardon JASHARI Midfielder
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22 Fabian RIEDER Midfielder
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2 Miro MUHEIM Defender
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3 Silvan WIDMER Defender
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12 Yvon MVOGO Goalkeeper
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15 Djibril SOW Midfielder
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16 Christian FASSNACHT Forward
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17 Ruben VARGAS Forward
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18 Eray COEMERT Defender
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19 Noah OKAFOR Forward
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21 Marvin KELLER Goalkeeper
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23 Zeki AMDOUNI Forward
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24 Aurele AMENDA Defender
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26 Cedric ITTEN Forward
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9 Johan MANZAMBI Midfielder
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20 Michel AEBISCHER Midfielder
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25 Luca JAQUEZ Defender
Colombia squad
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2 Daniel MUNOZ Defender
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3 Jhon LUCUMI Defender
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7 Luis DIAZ Forward
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10 James RODRIGUEZ C Midfielder
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11 Jhon ARIAS Midfielder
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12 Camilo VARGAS Goalkeeper
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14 Gustavo PUERTA Defender
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16 Jefferson LERMA Midfielder
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17 Johan MOJICA Defender
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23 Davinson SANCHEZ Defender
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25 Luis SUAREZ Forward
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1 David OSPINA Goalkeeper
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4 Santiago ARIAS Defender
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5 Kevin CASTANO Midfielder
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6 Richard RIOS Midfielder
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8 Jorge CARRASCAL Midfielder
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9 Jhon CORDOBA Forward
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13 Yerry MINA Defender
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15 Juan PORTILLA Midfielder
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18 Willer DITTA Defender
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19 Cucho HERNANDEZ Forward
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20 Juan QUINTERO Midfielder
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21 Jaminton CAMPAZ Forward
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22 Deiver MACHADO Defender
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24 Alvaro MONTERO Goalkeeper
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26 Andres GOMEZ Forward
Switzerland reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 after beating Colombia 4-3 on penalties in the last 16, following a goalless 120 minutes at BC Place in British Columbia. Ruben Vargas scored the decisive spot-kick after Colombia's Davinson Sánchez and Cucho Hernández both missed, ending a tense, tactical contest and sending the Swiss through to a daunting quarter-final against Lionel Messi's Argentina in Kansas City on Saturday.
The match was an evenly balanced, chance-scarce affair, with possession shared and neither side able to find a finishing touch; Colombia's clearest opportunity fell to Jaminton Campaz, who fired over the bar from 10 yards in the 116th minute. Switzerland were without their leading scorer Johan Manzambi, who suffered a knee injury in training the day before, forcing manager Murat Yakin to abandon his planned tactics. The sold-out crowd of 52,497, overwhelmingly clad in Colombian yellow, watched in the humid, closed-roof stadium as Yakin described reaching the last eight as "a dream", while Colombia boss Néstor Lorenzo lamented his side's failure to score.
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In short
- Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw.
- It is Switzerland's first World Cup quarter-final since 1954.
- They next face Messi's Argentina in Kansas City on Saturday.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Later reporting relocated the tie explicitly to Vancouver and revised the key incidents, crediting Jhon Lucumu00ed with striking the crossbar and noting Jaminton Campaz's squandered late chance, while restating that the Swiss held their nerve to beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties and set up a quarter-final against Argentina in four days.
- 4 months ago Fresh match-report detail confirmed Switzerland edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties at a humid, closed-roof BC Place, with Ruben Vargas slotting the winning spot-kick after Davinson Su00e1nchez and Cucho Hernu00e1ndez missed, sealing a first quarter-final since 1954 and a Kansas City meeting with Lionel Messi's Argentina after a goalless 120 minutes in which James Rodru00edguez was applauded off in the 66th minute and Johan Manzambi sat out injured.
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Explained simply
Switzerland's run to the World Cup quarter-finals is their best since 1954, when they were among the hosts. Since then they had repeatedly gone out early or lost in the last 16, so beating Colombia to reach this stage marks a rare breakthrough for the team managed by Murat Yakin. Next they face Argentina, one of the tournament favourites, led by Lionel Messi.
Colombia had been aiming to build on a reputation as one of South America's stronger footballing nations, but have a history of exiting tournaments at the knockout stage. Their manager, Néstor Lorenzo, took over the side hoping to push it further than previous campaigns, and the team travelled to the tournament with strong backing from Colombian fans, many of whom made the journey to watch them play.
Penalty shootouts are used in knockout football when a match remains level after normal and extra time, with each team taking alternating spot-kicks until a winner is decided. They are often seen as high-pressure, unpredictable deciders, which explains why missed penalties and moments of individual skill, such as a converted decisive kick, tend to dominate post-match discussion of matches settled this way.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Switzerland knock out Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals”.